Experience the Adirondacks like the rich and famous! During the late 1800s, the Gilded Age brought some of America's wealthiest people to the Adirondacks. Soon, wealthy tycoons such as Alfred Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, and Andrew Carnegie were building lavish summer retreats on the shores of the Adirondacks' breathtaking lakes and ponds. It was during this time the Great Camp style of architecture was born. Explore that history today!